In a little more than three weeks from today, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Steven Nelson will enter the final year of his current contract. The Oregon State product is scheduled to earn $8.25 million in 2021 and carry a high cap charge of $14.42 million, which is in the top five highest on the team at the time of this post. Nelson, however, is just 28 years old and thus it’s probably not out of the question that the team might want to sign him to an extension between now and the start of the regular season.
I have written, tweeted, and talked quite a bit about the possibility of Nelson signing an extension this offseason and one that would likely result in his 2021 salary cap charge decreasing some.